| Drums Around the Corner | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Art Blakey |
| Cover: | Drums Around the Corner.jpg |
| Released: | October 19, 1999 |
| Studio: | Manhattan Towers (NYC) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 72:36 |
| Label: | Blue Note |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
| Prev Title: | Moanin' |
| Prev Year: | 1958 |
| Next Title: | Holiday for Skins |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
Drums around the Corner is a posthumous album by Art Blakey recorded in 1958 and 1959, but not released until 1999.
The album was cut from two sessions. The main session, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at Manhattan Towers, New York City on November 2, 1958, is effectively a showcase for an all-star lineup drummers consisting of Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes and Ray Barretto (on congas). They are supported by the regular members of the Jazz Messengers at the time, Lee Morgan (trumpet), Bobby Timmons (piano) and Jymie Merritt (bass).
The later session was a duet between Blakey and bassist Paul Chambers, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, NJ on March 29, 1959.
November 2, 1958 (Tracks 1–6)
March 29, 1959 (Tracks 7–8)